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of food, clothing, etc. It was a shop where you 

 could get the proverbial " anything from a needle to 

 an anchor," and was owned by a very pushing, 

 energetic, intelligent Irishman named O'Donnell ; 

 he was the one authority in the village for all the 

 wants of the district, and! having- some knowledg-e of 

 legal matters, the peasants — when in any difficulty — 

 generally used to consult him. On making applica- 

 tion from Glenbeigh to this Mr. O'Donnell for apart- 

 ments and board, I found that he was able to do the 

 needful, so it wasn't long before I was packed up 

 and off on a flying visit there. 



From Tralee I had to go by one of the light rail- 

 ways which runs to Dingle terminus. On arrival at 

 Castle Gregory, Mr. O'Donnell met and escorted 

 me to his place. Leading me up a staircase which 

 started from the back of the shop, he showed me 

 into a fair-sized front sitting-room on the first floor ; 

 then he showed me several bed-rooms, with an 

 absence of furniture, but still, with very good iron, 

 brass-mounted bedsteads, good mattresses, clean 

 blankets, sheets, etc., and having surveyed all he 

 said, "Now whill that do ye, yer annour .'^ " (i.e., 

 honour) — or something like that. I replied, "Very 

 well ; there is just one thing, however, — how about 

 a bath ? " Ah ! " said he, " Begor, there used to be 

 one, a prapper tin one for the gintlemen, but I'll jist 

 see what I can do for ye." The end of it] all was 

 that he produced a wooden washing-tub, which 

 answered very well ; for O'Donnell didn't in the 

 least mind my splashing the bed-room floor all over 



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